Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
88
Highest
100.0%
Israel
Lowest
26.9%
Chad
Median
97.4%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
2,377

What the numbers show

Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Israel; the lowest is 26.9% in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.4%, and the mean is 85.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 57.3%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 15.2%).

Completion rate, primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Israel 100.0% 2018 up 0.1% flat
1 Norway 100.0% 2021 unchanged flat
3 Armenia, Republic of 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% flat
4 United Kingdom 99.8% 2019 up 0.4% flat
5 Croatia, Republic of 99.8% 2021 up 0.5% flat
6 Finland 99.8% 2021 down 0.1% flat
7 Russian Federation 99.8% 2022 down 0.1% flat
8 Estonia 99.7% 2021 up 0.8% flat
9 Latvia 99.7% 2021 up 0.4% flat
10 Italy 99.7% 2021 up 0.2% flat
11 Slovenia 99.7% 2021 up 0.5% flat
12 United States 99.6% 2024 down 0.2% flat
13 Costa Rica 99.6% 2024 up 5.4% rising
14 Lithuania 99.5% 2021 up 0.0% flat
15 Kyrgyz Republic 99.4% 2023 down 0.1% flat
16 Denmark 99.4% 2021 down 0.6% flat
17 Uruguay 99.4% 2024 up 2.2% flat
18 Sweden 99.4% 2021 down 0.2% flat
19 Switzerland 99.3% 2021 up 0.3% flat
20 Hungary 99.2% 2021 unchanged flat
21 Chile 99.2% 2022 up 1.8% flat
22 Jamaica 99.2% 2022 down 0.2% flat
23 China, People's Republic of 99.2% 2020 up 2.6% flat
24 France 99.1% 2021 up 0.1% flat
25 Greece 99.1% 2021 up 0.9% flat
26 Indonesia 99.0% 2022 up 4.0% rising
27 Bulgaria 99.0% 2021 up 0.9% flat
28 Peru 99.0% 2024 up 3.4% rising
29 Austria 99.0% 2021 down 0.1% flat
30 Tajikistan, Republic of 99.0% 2023 up 1.0% flat
31 Bolivia 98.9% 2024 up 6.1% rising
32 Thailand 98.8% 2022 up 0.7% flat
33 Spain 98.6% 2021 up 1.1% flat
34 Vietnam 98.3% 2021 up 2.9% rising
35 Guyana 98.2% 2019 up 3.3% flat
36 Ecuador 98.1% 2024 up 0.5% rising
37 Poland 98.1% 2020 down 1.1% flat
38 Romania 98.1% 2021 up 0.1% flat
39 Türkiye 97.7% 2022 down 0.8% rising
40 Mexico 97.6% 2024 up 0.9% rising
41 Brazil 97.6% 2024 up 5.1% rising
42 Cyprus 97.6% 2021 down 0.2% flat
43 South Africa 97.6% 2024 up 1.1% flat
44 Mongolia 97.5% 2020 up 1.0% rising
45 Panama 97.3% 2023 up 2.6% rising
46 Colombia 97.2% 2024 up 5.4% rising
47 Paraguay 96.8% 2024 up 8.0% rising
48 Jordan 96.5% 2023 down 1.4% flat
49 Egypt, Arab Republic of 96.1% 2022 up 5.8% rising
50 Philippines 95.8% 2022 up 9.6% rising
51 India 94.2% 2019 up 6.6% rising
52 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 94.1% 2014 up 5.4% rising
53 Suriname 92.5% 2022 up 15.4% rising
54 El Salvador 91.4% 2023 up 4.1% rising
55 Kenya 90.8% 2024 up 7.9% rising
56 Dominican Republic 90.1% 2024 down 1.6% rising
57 Zimbabwe 88.8% 2019 up 3.5% flat
58 Bangladesh 88.4% 2022 up 18.2% rising
59 Honduras 88.1% 2024 up 6.7% rising
60 Lesotho, Kingdom of 87.9% 2024 up 35.4% rising
61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.7% 2023 up 30.6% rising
62 Nepal 86.1% 2021 up 14.5% rising
63 Guatemala 85.0% 2024 up 17.2% rising
64 Cambodia 82.3% 2021 up 15.8% rising
65 Togo 79.1% 2022 up 37.6% rising
66 Ghana 77.6% 2024 up 17.9% rising
67 Nigeria 77.4% 2024 up 13.1% rising
68 Tanzania, United Republic of 74.5% 2022 down 6.5% rising
69 Zambia 74.3% 2024 down 0.9% rising
70 Cameroon 74.0% 2018 up 20.1% rising
71 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70.0% 2023 up 1.5% rising
72 Sierra Leone 69.4% 2019 up 44.8% rising
73 Côte d'Ivoire 65.2% 2021 up 47.1% rising
74 Rwanda 62.7% 2022 up 57.3% rising
75 Gambia, The 62.3% 2023 up 0.5% rising
76 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 54.4% 2022 up 37.6% rising
77 Mozambique, Republic of 54.4% 2022 up 30.9% rising
78 Haiti 53.0% 2017 up 29.5% rising
79 Senegal 52.7% 2023 up 5.0% rising
80 Benin 50.4% 2022 down 15.2% rising
81 Madagascar, Republic of 49.7% 2021 up 27.5% rising
82 Malawi 49.3% 2020 down 9.2% rising
83 Mali 47.5% 2024 up 13.0% rising
84 Guinea 45.1% 2018 up 34.6% rising
85 Uganda 38.7% 2024 down 11.4% rising
86 Niger 35.8% 2022 up 26.3% rising
87 Liberia 30.5% 2019 up 20.5% rising
88 Chad 26.9% 2019 down 1.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 2,377 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release